Timber Sources and the Environment

For centuries timber has been one of the most important and widely used of the world's natural resources. There is increasing public awareness of the need to maintain this valuable resource, to ensure that it is not used in a manner detrimental to the environment, and as part of this awareness to ask questions about the source of timber.

In accordance with our long established policy, and as a general rule, timber used within manufacture of SHS bridges, is obtained from properly managed forests.

In many cases we are able to provide evidence in the form of chain of custody certification. For example, we can supply bridges utilising timber from independently certified well managed forests to principles and criteria established by the Forest Stewardship Council.